The conspiracy machine got some gas in preseason with the suggestion that officials are given the authority to limit offensive schemes through controlling the pace of...
The operation of retractable roofs are subject to the ground rules set by the NFL. Retractable roofs are installed in the home fields of the Cardinals,...
The NFL has announced the 2013 rule changes. Â In most years, the rule changes are easy for the officials to adapt to and does not give...
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Sunday 7 p.m. (ET), NBC Ed Hochuli is the referee today for the annual all-star game from Honolulu. Packers coach Mike McCarthy (NFC)...
This could be the most difficult rules quiz ever. All questions in this quiz relate to the NFL rules. Team A refers to the team that...
In the last two weeks, the Falcons (video) and the Lions have both been burned by throwing a red challenge flag on a play subject to...
Week 11: Jaguars at Texans Referee Clete Blakeman nearly presided over tie games in back-to-back weeks. The new overtime rule (to reiterate, we hate it) is...
The Buccaneers thought a little trickery could get them to draw the Saints into a false start penalty. They did not fool Jerome Boger’s crew, as...
In officiating circles, there is a saying among the deep officials (back judge, side judge, and field judge) that the game for them is 58 minutes...
2012 rule changes Coaches will have to resist the urge to keep their red challenge flags in their pockets on plays where there is a turnover....
2012 rule changes There’s a new rule in the NFL this year, thanks in part to a play in the waning moments of last year’s Super...
2012 rule changes The NFL has added to the list of situations where a player is deemed “defenseless” as it pertains to hits to the head....
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Sunday 7 p.m. (ET), NBC Walt Coleman is the referee today for the annual all-star game from Honolulu. In order to minimize injuries,...
In last weekend’s wild card playoffs, two instances of lost fumbles revealed a gap in the NFL rulebook that will likely be under review by the...
It is no secret that we are very much opposed to the NFL’s modified sudden death format. (Rather than repeat, see our rant from the 2010...
Last year, we wondered (in a pun-filled headline) if a pull of an opponent’s long hair could be one of the elements of an illegal horse-collar...
In order to minimize injuries, the Pro Bowl plays modified rules that protect the players. Basically, pass rushes are shut down, and standard formations are used....
Last March, change came for the sake of change. As Competition Committee co-chairman Rich McKay stated, “sometimes you want to get ahead of a problem and...
Week 16: Vikings at Eagles Tonight’s game in Philadelphia had to be postponed due to a coastal winter storm that is forecasted to bring blizzard conditions...
The NFL has ramped up its policy on avoiding concussions, and the policy has not excluded the referees. With high speed collisions involving the umpire position,...